speculum
/ˈspɛk.jʊ.ləm/
speculum noun: a medical instrument used during an examination to dilate an orifice.
Noun
speculum (plural specula or speculums)
- A medical instrument used during an examination to dilate an orifice.
- A mirror, especially one used in a telescope.
- A bright, lustrous patch of colour found on the wings of ducks and some other birds, usually situated on the distal portions of the secondary quills, and much more brilliant in the adult male than in the female.
- Synonyms:
- mirror, beauty spot
- A lookout place.
speculum meaning in Tamil and Bengali
speculum in Tamil
- பெக்குலம், உடல் பரிசோதனை உபகரணம், உட்காட்டி, பேச்சு, வேறுபட்ட நிறப்பட்டை
speculum in Bengali
- speculum
- আরশি arśi
Synonyms of speculum
Forms of speculum
| plural | specula |
|---|---|
| plural | speculums |
Origin of speculum
Learned borrowing from Latin speculum.
Words formed from speculum
Questions about speculum
- What does speculum mean?
- Speculum means a medical instrument used during an examination to dilate an orifice.
- What is speculum in Tamil?
- Speculum in Tamil is பெக்குலம், உடல் பரிசோதனை உபகரணம், உட்காட்டி. See Speculum meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is speculum?
- Speculum is a noun.
- How do you pronounce speculum?
- Speculum is pronounced /ˈspɛk.jʊ.ləm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of speculum?
- The plural of speculum is specula.
Words near speculum in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: speculum (page history and authors); speculum (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); আরশি (Bengali) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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